Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
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There's a lot of corruption/unaccountability/unrepresentativeness within the UN, NATO, IMF, G8, G20. Would you want to walk out from all of them?<Insert idea here> will never be adopted because the politicians are in the pockets of the banks! -
It is not at all. the MEPs simply sit and rubber stamp everything put in front of them, whereass what they should be doing is shaping and leading policyOriginally posted by darmstadt View PostWell thats probably the biggest bunch of arse I've heard since an agent told me that they're only working for my best interests
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Well they won't really do that if they don't turn up to work will they?Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
where xxxx = any middle management yes-boy would do in any office anywhere in the world.
Isn't that what MPs do in UK?<Insert idea here> will never be adopted because the politicians are in the pockets of the banks!Comment
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Still **** all to do with Eurocrats being unaccountable...Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
60mph on M6 - part of the Highways Agency Controlled Motorways scheme (Smart Motorways) which is in part due to moves to meet European Union rules on fighting dangerous levels of air pollution. Don't see that in other countries, its just how the UK government decide to implement these laws which were passed by MEPs who were democratically elected
Works councils - have been around since the 20's in other countries. The EWC Directive (94/45/EC) applies to all companies with 1,000 or more workers, and at least 150 employees in each of two or more EU Member States. So if you don't have at least 150 employees in other countries, then it doesn't affect you (in Britain they're called Joint Consultative Committee) and is still only formed when more than 100 employees of the company want one
Banking Transaction Taxes - not too sure what you mean, do you mean the EU Financial Transaction Tax which is where shares and bonds transactions would be taxed at 0.1% and derivatives at 0.01%, or something totally different
Intrastats - I don't see what is wrong with this, its only a system for collecting information and producing statistics on the trade in goods between countries of the EU
and so on....“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Yep,Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
MEPs reject Commission proposal on origin labelling of meat | EurActiv
MEPs reject paper waste proposal over health concerns | EurActiv
MEPs reject draft seed regulation
and so on...“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Don't confuse Dodgy with your so-called facts.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostThe material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
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The most important aspect of leadership in government is to shape and implement policy. Being an MEP is hardly a problem solving role is it? If you lobby your local MP then provided there is sufficient support they will deliver it to the government department who will/will not come up with a solution.Originally posted by speling bee View Post
The work of MEPs is negative or rubber stamping. It requires a lower calibre of person to do this type of work. Even Health and Safety managers have to be creative and lead. It may be they pass or refuse policies handed down to them but democratic policy making should be about more than this.
If you then dissolve the representation down to one vote out of 300 odd million it is no wonder people do not feel that they have any say in the running of EuropeLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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The material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postman's_ParkComment
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Originally posted by speling bee View Post
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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